Anytime of year is the perfect time to visit charming Dublin. If you have a choice, try to be there right before the beginning of summer, or at the very end of winter. Besides the facts that travel rates are the best during these times, there are also a variety of celebrations and festivals. St. Patrick's Day is the country's most important feast day and Dublin offers a great festival in his honor. If you plan to visit on this day in March, make reservations well in advance.
If you travel to Dublin you are going to want to make sure that you do a lot of shopping since Dublin has some great shopping areas. The main shopping areas in Dublin are Temple Bar, Nassau Street, Henry Street, O’Connell Street, St. Stephen’s Green, and Grafton Street. If you’re looking for some great new clothes that are in style for the upcoming season you will want to pay a visit to the Brown Thomas department store that is on Grafton Street for some wonderful Irish design.
There are some large department stores in Dublin that will keep you busy for hours. The biggest department store is located in St. Stephen’s huge shopping mall. Plan a day here for shopping and then plan on having dinner in one of the many surrounding restaurants. During the summer months this area of Dublin is very crowded so be sure to make a reservation at the restaurant of your choice to be sure that you don’t have to wait in line.
Dublin shopping offers variety for everyone, with choices among clothing, jewelry, crafts, and antiques. Dawson Street is the area to head to if you are looking for smaller, exclusive clothing stores. The stores will offer one-of-a-kind designer items -- quality clothing at a higher prices.
Dublin is also famous for its wonderful indoor and outdoor markets that take place at different times of the week. The best and largest market is Mother Redcap’s, which can be found in Back Lane. This is a huge indoor market that will delight you with its books, music, antiques, clothes, cheeses, cakes, and other tasty treats.
Catch Books, on Duke Street, features a wide selection of antiquarian books. Dublin also houses a number of terrific bookstores to entice both general readers, and those seeking rare first editions. Make sure you schedule shopping time if you plan a holiday in Dublin.
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